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• ex|trap|o|late — «ehk STRAP uh layt, EHKS truh puh », transitive verb, intransitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to calculate or infer from what is known something that is possible but unknown; predict from facts: »Science fiction writers often extrapolate from today s …   Useful english dictionary

• trap — cal·trap; con·trap·pos·to; con·trap·tion; en·trap; en·trap·ment; en·trap·ping·ly; ex·trap·o·late; ex·trap·o·la·tion; ex·trap·o·la·tive; ex·trap·o·la·tor; ex·trap·o·la·to·ry; gal·trap; te·trap·o·dal; te·trap·o·dy; te·trap·ter·an; te·trap·ter·on;… …   English syllables

• late — ab·late; ab·squat·u·late; ac·cep·ti·late; ac·e·tab·u·late; acet·y·late; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; acic·u·late; acid·u·late; ac·ry·late; ac·u·le·o·late; ac·u·min·u·late; ad·stip·u·late; ad·u·late; al·ve·o·late; am·bu·late; am·pul·late;… …   English syllables

• Trap (game) — Trap is a late 1980s text based computer game for BASIC designed by People s Computer Company similar to Number , in which one must guess and trap a number from one to 100, which the computer is thinking of. The game appeared on page 5 of the… …   Wikipedia

• Trap-ball — Trap ball, Knur and Spell, or Nipsy is an old English game. It can be traced back to the beginning of the fourteenth century and was commonly played in northern England as late as 1825, but has since been practically confined to children. As late …   Wikipedia

• trap|e|zoid — «TRAP uh zoyd», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) a four sided plane figure having two sides parallel and two sides not parallel. b) = parallelogram. (Cf. ↑parallelogram) c) British. a four sided plane figure having no sides parallel; trapezium. 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

• trap — {{11}}trap (n.) contrivance for catching unawares, late O.E. træppe snare, trap, from P.Gmc. *trap (Cf. M.Du. trappe trap, snare ), related to Germanic words for stair, step, tread (Cf. M.Du., M.L.G. trappe, treppe, Ger. Treppe step, stair ).… …   Etymology dictionary

• Trap Them — Infobox musical artist Name = Trap Them Background = group or band Alias = 77+K7, Trap Them + Kill Them Origin = Salem, New Hampshire, USA Years active = 2001 ndash;present Label = Trash Art!, Deathwish Inc Associated acts = Backstabbers Inc… …   Wikipedia

• trap — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English treppe & Anglo French trape (of Germanic origin); akin to Middle Dutch trappe trap, stair, Old English treppan to tread Date: before 12th century 1. a device for taking game or other animals;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• late — [[t]le͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ later, latest 1) ADV GRADED: ADV with cl, ADV prep/n Late means near the end of a day, week, year, or other period of time. It was late in the afternoon... She had to work late at night... His autobiography was written late in… …   English dictionary